cyclo

[ see-kloh, sahy- ]

noun,plural cy·clos.
  1. (especially in Vietnam) cycle rickshaw.

Origin of cyclo

1
First recorded in 1960–65; from French cyclo(-pousse), equivalent to cyclo- , combining form representing cycle “motorized or pedaled bicycle or tricycle” + pousse , apparently short for pousse-pousse “rickshaw” (reduplication of pousse, noun derivative of pousser “to move, push, shift”); see origin at cyclo-,push)

Other definitions for cyclo- (2 of 3)

cyclo-

  1. a combining form meaning “cycle,” used in the formation of compound words: cyclohexane.

Origin of cyclo-

2
<Greek kyklo-, combining form of kýklos circle, ring; cognate with Sanskrit cakra,wheel
  • Also especially before a vowel, cycl-.

Other definitions for cyclo. (3 of 3)

cyclo.

abbreviation
  1. cyclopedia.

  2. cyclotron.

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British Dictionary definitions for cyclo-

cyclo-

combining form
  1. indicating a circle or ring: cyclotron

  2. denoting a cyclic compound: cyclohexane

Origin of cyclo-

1
from Greek kuklos cycle

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